Tahoe Resources Inc (TSE:THO) (NASDAQ:TAHO) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to

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I never believed record low interest rates perpetrated by the Fed and the Obama administration would spur the economy long term. Declining rail volume has confirmed my bias. For the first 40 weeks of 2016, total carloads for the U.S. and Canada were down Y/Y by 6.9% and 5.7%, respectively. That does not bode well for Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP), which is dependent upon rail volume.

Revenue Declines Continue Unabated

The company’s top line continues to decline – Q3 freight revenue of $4.8 billion fell 7% Y/Y, in line with declines for the industry. Revenue fell in every product line except agriculture, which was up 6%.

In trading on Friday, basic materials shares fell 0.36 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included US Concrete Inc (NASDAQ: USCR), down 10 percent, and Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC), down 4 percent.

Vident Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in McDonald's Co. (NYSE:MCD) by 6.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,817 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock after buying an additi

Tahoe Resources Inc (TSE:THO) (NASDAQ:TAHO) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to

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